Planning board approves Kenorama Bath & Tile site plan and setback variance for 6099 N. Federal Highway

The Planning & Zoning Board of Boca Raton approved a site plan and related variances April 18 for Kenorama Bath & Tile at 6099 North Federal Highway.

Owen Devlin, GIS planner for Development Services, told the board the 0.77-acre proposal would replace a vacant lot with a one‑story, approximately 14,500‑square‑foot retail building and related site improvements. The application included two technical deviations — reducing required driveway reservoir distance from 25 feet to 10 feet for two Hastings Street driveways and cutting required off‑street parking from 22 spaces to 14 — plus a variance reducing the east front yard setback from 30 feet to 11.6 feet.

“Staff is recommending approval of the project,” Devlin said, adding that the city traffic engineer had reviewed the deviations and recommended approval. The applicant also agreed to a transportation demand management (TDM) condition intended to encourage multimodal travel and to add an 8‑foot sidewalk with street trees along North Federal Highway and a 6‑foot sidewalk along Hastings Street.

Devlin told the board staff found the proposal consistent with the RB‑1 motel business district and compatible with surrounding uses. He said moving the building closer to the street aligns with recommendations from the North Federal Highway charrette and promotes a more pedestrian‑oriented frontage than a parking‑fronted design.

Petitioner Ellie Zaccaritis made a brief presentation and there were no members of the public who asked to speak. A motion to approve the site plan and a separate motion to approve the variance passed unanimously on roll call (6–0).

The board approved both the site‑plan resolution and the variance; approval is subject to the standard conditions recorded in the staff report and the required TDM plan condition. No appeals or additional deadlines were announced at the meeting.